Simple instructions for apache 2.0.48 && mod_perl-1.99_12 httpd-2.0.48> ./configure --prefix=/usr/local/apache2 --enable-expires \ --enable-ssl --enable-deflate \ --enable-rewrite --enable-headers \ --enable-logio httpd-2.0.48> make && make install mod_perl-1.99_12> perl Makefile.PL MP_APXS=/usr/local/apache2/bin/apxs mod_perl-1.99_12> make test mod_perl-1.99_12> make install httpd.conf as usual, except PApp::Apache2 instead of PApp::Apache: in short: LoadModule perl_module modules/mod_perl.so PerlModule PApp::Apache2 configure PApp ( checkdeps => 1, pappdb_user => "root", delayed => 1, onerr => 'vas', #onerr => 'h', ); mount_appset PApp default; at the end: configured PApp; (early testing stage, don't use in production)